My Digital Life

Q3 The Digital Shield: Social Media Intel

3. My Digital Life

Mission Instructions: Social Media Intel

Pre-Mission Briefing: Check with your Commanding Officer (teacher) before beginning this activity. 

  • Confirm if you will be operating solo, with a partner, or as part of a small squad.
  • Download or save a copy of this 3.Q3 Social Media Intel Mission Log (Intel Mission Log) for this Quest.

NOTE: You must be at least 13 years old to use Snapchat legally.

Open your 3.Q3 Social Media Intel Mission Log in another tab or screen. Complete the steps below.

Step 1. While playing the video below, think about the social media apps (digital hubs) you have used or heard about.

  • How do social media apps (digital hubs) work?
  • Are social media apps (digital hubs) safe?

Direct link (1:25 min.)

Step 2. Go back to your 3.Q3 Social Media Intel Mission Log and document your answers to the questions in Phase 1: Signal Awareness.

Step 3. Review the questions in Phase 2: The Teacher's Tactical Experiment within your Intel Mission Log. 

Step 4. While playing the video below, think about the answers to the questions you just reviewed. Once the video is done, record your answers in your Intel Mission Log.

Direct link (2:11 min.)

Step 5. Discussion and Sharing: Ask your teacher about the process for discussing social media (data hubs) and the issues raised in the two videos (class discussion or in small groups).

Step 6. Complete your Intel Mission Log, Phase 3: Squad Debrief & Strategic Planning. Take a screenshot of Phase 3 and add it to your Power Signature Portfolio (slide 8).

3.Q3 Vocabulary

3.Q3 SM Sim

3.Q3 Student Checklist

3.Q3 Teacher Guide

MITECS   Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and

ISTE Standards for Students

Empowered Learner

1a Students articulate and set personal learning goals, develop strategies leveraging technology to achieve them, and reflect on the learning process itself to improve learning outcomes.

1c Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.

21T4S Resources

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